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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in sweep
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-II SONY-CRF-000330K